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[quote=Anonymous]Arlington school are all pretty good (ignore a lot of the comments on this board about how some schools they vary in quality).  For your budget, you could probably afford a townhouse in the central part of the county (by Courthouse/Clarendon/Ballston/Rosslyn), or a house in south arlington.  Some of the schools in south arlington are more diverse, and have lower test scores, so they rank lower on education rating sites like great schools.  The more north you go in arlington, the better the schools are ranked, but they are not diverse at all.  Its a trade off.  If you buy a townhome in ballston/clarendon/courthouse (schools are asfs, glebe, innovation, or long branch), the schools are pretty good and still pretty diverse.  You might also be able to find something for your budget in the zones for Fleet, Ashlawn, or Cardinal (formerly McKinley).  All the elementary schools are the same curriculum wise, the only difference is just the student body is poorer in some parts of the county.  All the middle schools in Arlington are about the same, W-L is considered a better school than Wakefield for highschool.  W-L has an ib program which is pretty rigorous.    Parts of Rosslyn also go to Yorktown (which is considered very good).

I wouldn't look at Alexandria if you are planning on staying through highschool -- the schools are considered not as good (no idea if there is truth to that) when you get to the older grades.

For your budget, its worth moving further out to Fairfax.  In general the schools are much better the further out you go.  You can also get a lot more for your budget.  [/quote]

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